FIFA executives arrested in dawn raid

Latest: Two officials from football’s world governing body FIFA have been arrested this morning on suspicion “of accepting bribes of millions of dollars”, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) has announced.

FIFA executives arrested in dawn raid

UPDATE (7.26am): Two officials from football’s world governing body FIFA have been arrested this morning on suspicion “of accepting bribes of millions of dollars”, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) has announced.

Police have swooped on the Baur au Lac hotel, the luxury establishment used by FIFA officials, for the second time this year.

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